名詞 brail:

1. a small net used to draw fish into a boat
2. a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in

動(dòng)詞 brail:

1. take in a sail with a brail
2. haul fish aboard with brails

brail

n.（名詞）
One of several small ropes attached to the leech of a sail for drawing the sail in or up.
卷帆索：系在帆的垂緣上以將帆張開或收下的一些小繩的一條
A small net for drawing fish from a trap or a larger net into a boat.
抄網(wǎng)：從羅網(wǎng)或一個(gè)稍大的網(wǎng)中拖魚進(jìn)入船中的小網(wǎng)
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
brailed,brail.ing,brails
To gather in (a sail) with brails.
用卷帆索卷帆
To haul in (fish) with a brail.
用抄網(wǎng)把（魚）拉起來

來源：
Middle English braile
中古英語 braile
from Old French brail [belt]
源自 古法語 brail [帶子]
from Medieval Latin br3cale
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 br3cale
from Latin br3cae [breeches]
源自 拉丁語 br3cae [馬褲]
[of Celtic origin]
[源于凱爾特語的]